By Yang Xiaoli Zhang Jiaqi and Kang Lifang King &Wood Mallesons Beijing,China
I. Case facts
On January 18, 2012, the government of the Republic of Fiji (the “Fijian Government”) applied to register three certification marks “FIJI PURE MAHOGANY” (No. 10437014), “FIJI PURE” (No. 10437015) and “FPM” (No. 10437016) at the Trademark Office of China, all
（第6119374号）近似，且斐济政府在三件商标申请均未提交有效的《证明商标使用管理规则》为由，驳回了以上三件商标注册申请。斐济政府不服，向商标评审委员会提出复审申请。